---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 110.53"
title: "42"
number: "110.53"
heading: "Documentation the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit for the Secretary to make a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/110.53"
---

# §110.53. Documentation the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit for the Secretary to make a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate.

- (a) The executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit the following documentation in order for a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate to be made:
  - (1) All of the documentation required for individuals in [§ 110.51](/cfr/42/110.51.md);
  - (2) **A death certificate for the deceased injured countermeasure recipient.** If a death certificate is unavailable, the executor or administrator must submit a letter providing the reasons for its unavailability. The Secretary has the discretion to accept other documentation as evidence that the injured countermeasure recipient is deceased; and
  - (3) Documentation showing that the individual is the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased injured countermeasure recipient, e.g., Letter of Administration issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
  - (4) Even if a Request Form had previously been filed by the injured countermeasure recipient, the executor or administrator of the estate must submit a new Request Form.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 247d-6e.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 63675, Oct. 15, 2010, unless otherwise noted.